Heart to Heart

Once, Soami Ji had decided to sit in meditation in a small room for two or three days and had told his disciples not to disturb him until he came out. He bolted the door from the inside and sat in meditation. The very next day Baba Ji arrived in Agra on three days’ leave. Whenever he came to Agra it was his practice first to meet Soami Ji, bow to him, and then to attend to other things. Upon reaching Panni Gali he was informed of Soami Ji’s orders. Baba Ji said nothing but sat in meditation for two days without eating or drinking anything. A few satsangis urged him to have the Master’s darshan by climbing to the ventilator with the help of a ladder, as his leave was to end that day. But Baba Ji refused, saying that one should never disobey his Master’s orders. After only a short while Soami Ji Maharaj came out of his room, and when he heard of Baba Ji’s devotion and implicit obedience, he embraced him warmly. Then he gave him parshad and sent him off in time to catch his train back to Jhansi.
_{Heaven on Earth}

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Once Maharaj Ji mentioned that when the Satsang Ghar in the Dera was being constructed. S. Narain Singh, a very rich and well-known contractor of Delhi and a devoted satsangi, requested the Great Master that he might be given the seva of building the whole Satsang Ghar. The Great Master replied, “No, I want every satsangi, even the poorest of the poor, to be given an opportunity to offer something in seva, even if it is only a rupee or half a rupee. I would also like every satsangi, rich and poor, young and old, to participate in the construction, even if they carry only a handful of sand or a few bricks. Their smallest effort is precious to me, every drop of perspiration shed by them is valuable. This is seva of love and devotion.”
_{Treasure Beyond Measure}